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How a Bill Becomes a Law Group Members: Stephanie Noss & Melanie Fries Subject: Civics/Government Grade: 6th Time required (in classes): 50 minutes 1.    Facilitate and Inspire Student Learning and Creativity b. engage students in exploring real-world issues and solving authentic problems using digital tools and rsources. d. model collaborative knowledge construction by engaging in learning with students, colleagues, and others in face-to-face and virtual environments. 2.    Design and Develop Digital-Age Learning Experiences and Assessments a. design or adapt relevant learning experiences that incorporate digital tools and resources to promote students learning and creativity. c. customize and personalize learning activities to address students’ diverse learning styles, working strategies, and abilities using digital tools and resources. 5.1.6. A. Explain the purpose of government. 5.1.6.B. Explain the importance of the rule of law for the protection of individual rights and the common good in the community, state, nation, and world.  ·   Students will be able to understand the process of making a bill into a law by learning the terms bill, law, Senate, House of Representatives, Governor and President. They will also be able to understand by playing the online game and by completing the handout.  ·   Websites: o  []     (video) o  []   (game)  ·   Computer lab or classroom where computers can be shared by small groups of students 1.    Questions of prior knowledge. a.    What is a bill? b.    What is a law? c.    What is the Senate? d.    What is the House of Representatives? e.    What does the Governor do? f.    What does the President do? 2.    Show Schoolhouse Rock-How a Bill Becomes a Law video on youtube.com. 3.    Guide students to play the games online. 4.    Review the process a bill goes through to become a law. Each student completes a handout of the process.  ·   Students will be assessed by completing the handout of how a bill becomes a law.
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